Table 1 Well-being domains and definitions

From: The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing

Well-being domain	Paradigmatic examples	Definition
Physical well-being	Health	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s physical life are good
Emotional well-being	Happiness	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s emotional life are good
Cognitive well-being	Meaning	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s cognitive life are good
Volitional well-being	Character	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s volitional life are good
Social well-being	Relationships	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s social life are good
Material well-being	Financial security	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s financial and material life are good
Spiritual well-being	(Various)	The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s spiritual life are good
Flourishing		The relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good, including the contexts in which that person lives5,16

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